Edward raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard about the sinking of the Laurel again. It was rumored that the ship was full of treasures, but Christine insisted that it was loaded with treasures of the Abraham family, and Father Maozi kept asking him to find it.
I don't know what secrets are hidden inside.
Don't be curious! It's not easy to explore! There are probably traps!
Edward thought for a moment and asked, "Mr. Ireland, do you know which direction is more likely to encounter pirates?"
"Huh? Why are you looking for pirates?"
"It's just... I often see pirate generals, the Four Kings and so on, and I'm a little curious." He made up an excuse.
Before Ireland could speak, Benjamin patted Edward on the shoulder and said with a smile, "You young people always yearn for the sea and freedom. You hear rumors and choose to go to sea in a daze. You take those pirate generals and the four kings as your role models. You are too young!"
"After all, those so-called pirate generals and the four kings are just pirates. When faced with the navy's powerful ships and cannons, they all had to flee with their tails between their legs."
"For example, our White Agate is just a passenger ship, but we are equipped with the best artillery and the most powerful soldiers in Loen." Benjamin smiled proudly, "Even the pirate generals and the four kings dare not provoke us easily."
"So, if you really like the sea, why not come with me, Benjamin? I'll take you to see with your own eyes how embarrassed those pirates who are only famous in name are in front of us!"
Edward smiled politely.
This obviously aroused Benjamin's competitive spirit. He stood up and said, "If you don't believe me, let those pirate generals and the four kings come over and see how I can..."
Benjamin's words suddenly got stuck in his throat. He stood up abruptly, his expression showing more shock and horror: "That…that is…"
Captain Ireland laughed loudly: "Hahaha, you're not really saying pirates are coming, are you? Don't worry, even if pirates come, the White Agate is nothing to be afraid of."
Beads of sweat appeared on Benjamin's forehead. "But, but that flag… is the Dawn of the Mysterious Queen!"
"!!!"
Ellan's expression changed drastically. He stood up and looked into the distance.
A few miles away from the White Agate, a sailboat with a hint of yellow in the darkness appeared. On the huge sail was a symbol of dawn.
The others also stood up, looking at the approaching sailboat in horror, confusion or fear. Admittedly, compared to the White Agate, this sailboat was not very big, but the pressure it brought was more exaggerated than any warship in Loen.
Because it is the vehicle of one of the Four Kings, the mysterious Queen!
Klein's heartstrings suddenly tightened, and he subconsciously wanted to draw his gun, but he immediately reacted: That's not right. Not to mention that the mysterious queen is now also my believer, given her relationship with Edward, it seems that there is no need to worry too much, right?
Edward looked puzzled. Was this really Bernadette's boat? Even if she wanted to go back to the palace, she didn't need to mobilize a large group of people to call for her own boat, right?
Benjamin reacted at this time and was about to run. Ireland grabbed him and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Pull...raise the alert and prepare to meet the enemy!"
Ellan's face turned pale: "You don't really think that the White Agate can fight against the mysterious queen? Tell them to give up all resistance!"
"Yes, yes!"
Benjamin rushed off.
At this time, the passengers or crew on the deck also discovered the Dawn. Although most of them did not recognize the Dawn and had never heard of the mysterious queen, they knew that it was a pirate ship - so screaming, fear and chaos began.
Lilith asked curiously, "What happened to them?"
Ellan walked over quickly, shouting to calm everyone down: "Don't panic, everyone, return to your rooms immediately, and leave the rest to us. I guarantee that no one will be hurt!"
As he spoke, he signaled to the crew to help maintain the scene, and then immediately contacted his deputy to use flag signals to try to communicate with the Dawn.
Klein whispered, "What's going on?"
Edward shook his head. "I don't know either. In any case, let's be alert."
Soon, the passengers on the deck were sent back to the cabin by the crew, leaving only Captain Ellan and his deputies, Edward Klein, Lilith, and dozens of crew members watching the Dawn approach with trepidation.
Only then did they discover that behind the huge Dawn, there was a relatively small pirate ship.
When the two ships were only about seven or eight meters apart, the Dawn stopped. A middle-aged man wearing glasses walked to the bow and said politely with a loud smile, "Sorry to disturb you all."
He looked around and asked, "Excuse me, which one is Mr. Edward?"
Swish!
Ireland Benjamin and the others immediately looked over at the same time, each with a look of astonishment on their face.
Edward took a confused step forward: "It is me."
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "I am the first mate of the Dawn, and I am here specifically on the orders of the mysterious queen to bring you some gifts."
Chapter 382 The Mysterious Queen's Script
Wow!
Everyone was even more surprised. The carriages of the four kings actually came here with such a large force, just to give gifts?
What is the identity of this Edward?
Edward frowned: "Gift?"
Lilith was pleasantly surprised and asked, "Are there any for Miss Lilith?"
"Yes, it's the pirate ship behind us. There are more than fifty extremely evil pirates on it. Her Majesty the Queen said you need them."
"..." What the hell, giving pirates as gifts!
Edward was silent for a few seconds. "Besides that? Did the mysterious queen tell you anything else?"
The middle-aged man was about to shake his head when he suddenly remembered something. He glanced at the crew of the Dawn behind him, and then everyone shouted together:
"Everyone on the Dawn wishes Mr. Edward a smooth voyage and a quick promotion. Her Majesty the Queen is waiting for your visit in the Emerald City!!"
Klein on the side was speechless - this unanimous posture, this unified expression and posture, if others didn't know, they would think they were waiting for the Dragon King to return.
So in just a moment, Edward used his toes to dig out the three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment from his shoes, and shouted in his heart: Stop it, stop it!
But in the eyes of Ellan and others, it was another matter - this Edward could actually make the mysterious queen wait for him, he must be a big shot with the same status as her.
And they can actually chat, drink and brag with such a big shot?
Benjamin was sweating profusely, "Emperor Roselle is right. The big guys really like to play the pig and eat the tiger! How disgusting!"
"Okay, the gifts have been delivered, so we'll leave now. See you another day!"
The middle-aged man waved his hand, and the Dawn turned around and disappeared quickly as a shadow, leaving a group of people staring at Edward blankly with fear on their faces.
After a while, Ellan said, "Edward... Your Excellency, we are now..."
Edward rubbed his forehead helplessly, "Just pretend that nothing happened just now and do what you need to do."
What the hell is this Bernadette doing?
"Let me take a look at that ship first."
Lilith said quickly: "I'll go too!"
Edward nodded to Klein and flashed over with Lilith.
Ellan and the others were silent for a moment, then ordered everyone to disperse and warned them to forget what had just happened.
On the pirate ship, dozens of pirates were tied up tightly with ropes and lying on the deck.
Perhaps because they had been taught a lesson before, these guys who usually did all kinds of bad things now sat quietly and obediently, with a look of fear on their faces.
Lilith looked around for a while and asked curiously, "Edward, why did Bernadette give you a pirate as a gift?"
"To help me act and digest."
Edward had already told Bernadette about his plan for this voyage - in short, it was to wander aimlessly on the sea and look for pirates, teach them all the extraordinary knowledge that could and could not be told, and then kill them.
This not only achieves the purpose of wandering + imparting knowledge, but also avoids the wanton imparting of extraordinary knowledge (potions, formulas, role-playing, God-forsaken lands, etc.), which would cause unnecessary trouble.
Originally, Edward was worried that wandering aimlessly on the sea would require too much luck to encounter pirates, but Bernadette simply sent the pirates to her doorstep.
However, playing like this... can I really digest the potion?
Edward then used the Imperius Curse to control several pirates, ordered them to drive the pirate ship to follow the White Onyx from a distance, and then took Lilith back to the White Onyx.
There was only one Klein on the deck... No, there was also a certain culprit who was looking at him with a nonchalant expression.
Bernadette.
She was standing not far from Klein, leaning against the railing. Her eyes moved from the stiff Klein to Edward. Klein immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Although the Queen of Mystery was now also a member of the Tarot Club, the feeling he had as Mr. Fool and when Klein met her was completely different.
Apart from anything else, just taking away the Black Emperor card in front of her made Klein feel guilty.
Edward hesitated for a few seconds, walked over, and said helplessly, "Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
Bernadette asked back, "How is it?"
"What?"
"Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, a well-known and powerful female warrior sent her subordinates to appear and deliver gifts to you in a high-profile manner, shocking everyone and making you the focus."
Edward: "???"
"You men should all like this kind of script, right?"
She looked at Lilith now, "What do you think, little one."
Lilith scratched her head: "Ms. Lilith, I don't understand~"
Bernadette then continued, "Oh, if conditions permit, I should let you be bullied by the clown villain first, be mocked by passers-by, and make your friends worried and nervous. Then I will personally appear on the scene and help you beat the villain hard in the face. The effect should be better."
"…"
Oh shit, what kind of messed up formula is this for a cool novel?
Klein, who was eavesdropping on the side, was even more confused: No, are you two playing some kind of role-playing game? So we, the passers-by, are just part of your play?
Bernadette raised her eyebrows. "It seems that you are not satisfied? Is it because the script is too rough and you don't feel involved? Then I will improve it next time."
Edward said hastily, "Please don't, aunt."
She smiled faintly at this time: "Okay, I'm going back to Emerald City. Remember what you promised me, come to Emerald City to find me."
"Hey, you haven't said yet..."
Before he could finish, pea vines fell from the sky, and the next second Bernadette disappeared.
"Why--"
Edward sighed, and felt more and more that Huang Beibei was really different from what he knew from the original book.